Method of tempering composite board panels without use of a bake oven
US6576175B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB27N7/00
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of tempering composite fiber panels eliminates a need for a bake oven during the tempering step. Both the front and back surfaces of the panels are sprayed with a tempering oil including a mixture of a drying oil and a dryer or catalyst. The drying oil may include a linseed oil refined to minimize low molecular weight and a conjugated oil. Sometimes the drying oil is further mixed with either a conjugated oil, a catalyst, a low molecular weight isocyanate resin (Imw-MDI) or another additive. The sprayed panels are stacked preferably in face-to-face contact inside a curing chamber heated only by the residual heat in the hot panels. A number of additives to the tempering oil are considered. A number of different forms of commercial panels are considered, such as: hardboard, oriented strandboard, fiber board siding, wafer board, medium density fiber board, particle board, and other similar boards.
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